Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-11
NESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
A circular was issued by General Super
intendent Egan, of the Manitoba, announc-:
ing the resignation OF William 8. Kemp,
superintendent of tho Breckenridge divis-
ion. . :,.-.:-. = ii.
The supreme court atfirms the decision
OF the lower court in the case Of the state
university against the st. Paul Il Northern
Pacific. }+ 49,. -.
The st. Paul council passes an ordinance
extending saloon licenses two and half
years for $500. 49, 49, s,.~
sons house bill providing for q term Of
United States court at Duluth.
According to the assessors returns to
the Goodhue county treasurer, the value
Of church property in Red Wing ia $69.-
$50. Including the st., Peters (Norwegian)
church, recently erected, and the improve
ments being made on. the Presbyterian
church. the value Of the church property
amounts to about $4,000.
The Touring mill OF Russell, Root &
Quinton on the Elk river, three miles
above Elk River town, was burned. Loa.,
$4,000 to $l2, 900; partially insured in
companies represented in Minneapolis.
Patents granted: R. E. Woods. Mont
gomery, car coupling; w. e. Sergeant,
Minneapolis grain cleaner; ]. G, Richard
son, Lake City, thill; r. I. Tanning, Min
neapolis, door; R. E. Gleason, Saltwater,
rowing gear.
Accordin, to official circulars issued by
the Manitoba road the following changes
are made: John A. Mayer is appointed
inf ork ho ri 1ivsa-
ion, with headquarters at the Union sta
ton, Minneapolis. He is appointed vice
w. s. Kemp, resigned. c. Shields is ap-
pointed superintendent OF Of the road west
from Minot. which will be known as the
Montana division. E. J. Roberts is ap-
pointed chief engineer Of the road between
Minot, OAK, and Great Falls, with head
quarters on the line.
Hon. Edmund Rice of St. Paul has re-
signed. Robert A. Smith, banker, was
elected mayor by the council.
The city council OF st. Paul passes an
ordinance intended to evade the provis.
ions OF the high license law by extending
present licenses two years.
A young mems republican club OF the
state OF Minnesota was organized at ST..
Paul. Membership confined to persons un-
der so years. President, D. B. Searle;
| secretary, Tams Bixby; treasurer, c. P. Pres
ton; vice presidents, one from each sena-
torial district. The club elected an ex-
ecutive committee as follows-one from
each JUDICIAL district: First. John Wilson;
Second. c. A. Severance; Third, J. A. Taw.
ney; Fourth, r. G. Evans; Fifth, Joel P.
Heatwole: Sixth, to be filled; Seventh, C. l..
Lewis; Eighth, William Wilson; Ninth,
F. S. Brown; Tenth, r. s. Thompson; Elev-
enth, H. Steenerson; Twelfth C. NJ. Reese;
Thirteenth, S. R. Burkdall.
Miss Anna Osburne OF st. Paul killed
herself by taking Colchicum for rheuma-
tism. The clerk at McMasters's drug store
says that he cautioned the young lady
| about the medicine and also labeled it
poison"
F. A. Briggs OF Minneapolis has been
| challenged BY H. E. Crandall OF Rockford,
to play q series OF checkers for the cham
! pionship of the Northwest. Mr.. Briggs
| does not claim this title, which has be-
longed to DR.. w. L. Truax OF Breckenridge
for number OF years, and will play Mr..
! Crandall fifty games Tor the championship
OF Minnesota.
In the Ramsey county district court
! Mrs. Harriet A. Crisp vi Shell Lake, Wis,
| has filed her complaintin an action against
| Augustus NJ. p. Cowly, assistant cashier,
| ofthe Second National Bank of st. Paul, for
| breach OF promise al marriage. tits q very
brief document and contains no startling
| details. 1t simply recites that in June,
| 1885 Cowley faithfully promised to mar
ry her, and that She consented to become
his wife; that she stood ready and willing
| to fulfill the agreement. but that in Au-
! gust, 1886, he married another.
| The loyal legion meet at St. Paul and
admitted the following new mem bers: Brig.
Gen. J. II. Hammond, U- S. "; First Lieut..
F. J. Cali, Fifth U. s. colored troops; Bre.
vet Maj. B. F. Wright One Hundred and
Forty.sixth New York infantry; Brig. Gen
T. H. Barrett, Sixty second u. S. colored
infantry; Capt B. P. Shuler, Ninth Minneso
ia infantry, U. S. V.
The new Protestant Episcopal church
was consecrated at Albert Lea, Bishop
Gilbert officiating
| August Charlie, for many years q pro
mincnt resident and farmer Of the town o
| Glasgow Wabasha county, died recently
Of cancer OF the face. He rendered efficient
service during the civil war as private il
Company d, Fifth Minnesota volunteer
| infantry.
! The blockade on the Winona & St. Peter
| is worse than at first reported, railroad
men declaring the storm the severest since
! 1874.
St. Paul banqueted the legislature at the
! Ryan hotel alter the session a few days
! ago. The members did not sit at the
table until IL p. m.
Observer Lyons says the past winter
! was the coolest with one exception since
the establishment OF the weather bureau
at st. Paul.
l. II. Tyler OF Vernon Center, Blue Earth
| county, is under arrest for selling liQuo,
at that place without a license. The case
will come up in the municipal court Marcf
l5. ri:
The Northern Pacific will build line
from Crookston to the internationa
boundary this summer.
Congressman Strait mas informed bJ
| the postmaster general that mail service
on the Minnesota d Northwestern railroad
from Oregon: ILL.,, to ST. Paul would begiI
March ii.
Mr.. White has secured a pension ion
Mrs. Mary +. Hill widowed and dependent
mother OF J. H. Hill, OF St. Charles ut 81
per month
A man who gave his name as George W.
| Morgan WAS arrested at Alma, Wis.,, OF
the charge OF swindling peoplein the vieini
ty of Wabasha by pretending to be . sp~
ciai agent of the pension office and imper
sonating prominent officials. He was ar
| reSteu ny AueElA AOuity VI DHAo1ss CouA0y
Wis, and taken to Hastings.
Mayor Annes of MinneaPoiisaays his con
test papers are ready to file and the Gov
ernorship is rightly his.
Another accident. which enta ias seriouI
loss upon c. A. Pillsbury Il Co., Of Min
| neapoiis occurred from some unknown
cause their large frame storehouse on thl
! line of the Manitoba tracks in Southeast
Minneapolis lei! in with terrible crash
! The building itself is a complete ruin ane
| cannot be rebuilt for less than So, 600
About 100. 900 barrels OF -four were stored
| in the house, and the loss upon the sacked
| -four will be quite serious. 80. =. ,..~..
! A resolution Tor the appointment Of 4
| commission to establish state park il
| Northern Minnesota 10 adopted by th'